[it's an extremely rare moment to witness fang in as vulnerable a state as the one she's in now, which leaves vanille deeply honored (and deeply embarrassed).
she begins to wonder how long it had been since she'd realized she might have had something more than just a friendly crush on her lifelong partner. perhaps it was after one of the festivals vanille had loved so much growing up, when fang had let her take home a baby chocobo; the older girl claimed she didn't want it stinking up the place, but vanille would bite her tongue to stop herself from giggling in the moments she'd caught a genuine smile on fang's face, when she ruffled the bird's feathers and thought vanille wasn't looking. or maybe the time a half-amused, half-irritated fang had taken the time to comfort her when a nearby group of imps and ahrimans had cast enough thundaras to make her think she was going to die in the worst thunderstorm to ever hit gran pulse, endlessly switching tones between soothing and admonishing.
oerbans—gran pulsians in general, to be honest—always placed much more emphasis on family than romantic partners... maybe that's why it had taken vanille so long to notice?
for as much as she'd like to respond to fang's heartfelt recollection in kind, she cannot help but playfully fire back with,]
If I'd always known how good of a kisser you are, I wish I could have noticed sooner.
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she begins to wonder how long it had been since she'd realized she might have had something more than just a friendly crush on her lifelong partner. perhaps it was after one of the festivals vanille had loved so much growing up, when fang had let her take home a baby chocobo; the older girl claimed she didn't want it stinking up the place, but vanille would bite her tongue to stop herself from giggling in the moments she'd caught a genuine smile on fang's face, when she ruffled the bird's feathers and thought vanille wasn't looking. or maybe the time a half-amused, half-irritated fang had taken the time to comfort her when a nearby group of imps and ahrimans had cast enough thundaras to make her think she was going to die in the worst thunderstorm to ever hit gran pulse, endlessly switching tones between soothing and admonishing.
oerbans—gran pulsians in general, to be honest—always placed much more emphasis on family than romantic partners... maybe that's why it had taken vanille so long to notice?
for as much as she'd like to respond to fang's heartfelt recollection in kind, she cannot help but playfully fire back with,]
If I'd always known how good of a kisser you are, I wish I could have noticed sooner.